What's good for the goose apparently isn't good for the gander. Although Republican attorneys general like Texas’ Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton raised their national profile by systematically halting President Obama's policies, they're fit to be tied over early Democratic successes in stifling Donald Trump's initiatives. Dan Levine writes:
For years the national political organizations of both Democratic and Republican state attorneys general observed an agreement not to target the other party's incumbent office-holders in elections.
That hands-off stance ended this month when Republican AGs voted to abandon the agreement and spend money to help unseat Democrats in other states, according to the Republican Attorneys General Association. The decision has not been previously reported. [...]
The so-called 'incumbency rule' observed by the state attorneys' party fundraising arms reflected a rare bit of bipartisanship in the polarized environment of U.S. politics, aimed at promoting cooperation across state lines on issues of common interest, such as consumer protection.
Well, kiss that comity good bye. Now that Democratic attorneys general in Washington and Hawaii have stalled Trump's Muslim ban and California's attorney general is preparing to challenge Trump's environmental policies, Republicans are taking off the gloves. It's the ultimate in IOKIRDI but Democratic checks on the executive branch are an un-American menace.
Republicans currently hold 28 attorney general seats (soon to be 29 with a confirmation in New Hampshire) across the country. In 2018, 31 elections will take place, 18 of those seats are held by Republicans while 13 are in Democratic hands. But Democrats say they're going to hit back.
Colorado attorney general Cynthia Coffman, a Republican, is up for election next year in a state that has been trending Democrat. A well-funded push to unseat her, something the Democratic AG group wouldn't have participated in under the incumbency agreement, could spell trouble.
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